Something you do not see anymore is doctors making house calls, as things have changed from the ways they were done back then. Doctors don’t come to you. You have to go to them. But there is a Physician who STILL makes house calls. Genesis 18 tells us about a God who makes these house calls. The reason that is significant is because at the time, there was a theological debate in the ancient world about where one can find God. See, God is not just out there, residing in come celestial abode in the sky. God is not just manifested in the elements of the air and nature, God is not confided to the confines of a cathedral, temple, or religious place of worship. God can, does, and wants to show up at your house, as well. So today, let’s look at three things that happen when God shows up for us.
When God Comes to Your House
Dr. Delman Coates
November 21, 2021 • Dr. Delman Coates • Genesis 18:1–14
It's Paid In Full
April 21, 2024 • Dr. Delman Coates • Luke 7:36–50
Every child of God needs to know and needs to hear that they are forgiven, for when you come into fellowship and communion with Jesus, and begin cultivating and nurturing your relationship with Him, the Lord’s forgiveness means that no matter what you have done, no matter how horrible your past, and regardless of your moral transcript and profile, the good news today is that “you are forgiven.” You are officially pardoned from your past, and the devil and no one else can hold you hostage to what you’ve done. From today’s text, we’re going to see Mary Magdalene show us what it looks like to walk in that assurance.
Shine Bright Like A Diamond
April 14, 2024 • Dr. Delman Coates • Matthew 5:14–16
Light is the first entity that God created. This suggests that the darkness we are in should not cause us to feel resigned to futility; it should not cause us to throw up our hands in surrender. For when things are at their darkest, God is just starting to move. When things are at their worst, God is just beginning to turn things around. We can trust that there is something on the other side of darkness, and what’s on the other side is going to be better, brighter, and bigger than what existed before.
I'm Salty
April 7, 2024 • Dr. Delman Coates • Matthew 5:13
When Jesus called His followers “salt,” He actually bestowed upon us a badge of honor. He was giving them then and us now a sense of our identity, purpose, and function in the Kingdom. He was saying that when people ask who you are as a believer, you should be able to tell them, “I’m salty.” Being salty is not something bad, it’s something good. When we’re salty, we’re living the way Jesus commanded us to in His Word. But how do you know if you’re living a salty life? Well, that’s what we’re going to look at in this message.